California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 378 — Official record of conviction: admissibility of electronically digitized copy.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 150, Statutes of 2013.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that evidence of a writing made as a record of an act, condition, or event is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in any civil or criminal proceeding to prove the act, condition, or event if specified conditions apply. Existing law provides that an official record of conviction certified under a specified statute is admissible under this hearsay exception to prove the commission, attempted commission, or solicitation of a criminal offense, prior conviction, service of a prison term, or other act, condition, or event recorded by the record. This bill would provide that an electronically digitized copy, as defined, of an official record of conviction is also admissible under this hearsay exception for the same purposes as the official record.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 150, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:45 a.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2484.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 3).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 712.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  15. Set for hearing April 22.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  18. Withdrawn from committee.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 468.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  20. Set for hearing April 9.

  21. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  23. Set for hearing April 2.

  24. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  26. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Block

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SB 378 Block Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66001
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 77001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Stone — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Chau — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Special Consent #2

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 3000
Total 37001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 378 do?
Existing law provides that evidence of a writing made as a record of an act, condition, or event is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in any civil or criminal proceeding to prove the act, condition, or event if specified conditions apply. Existing law provides that an official record of conviction certified under a specified statute is admissible under this hearsay exception to prove the commission, attempted commission, or solicitation of a criminal offense, prior conviction, service of a prison term, or other act, condition, or event recorded by the record. This bill would provide that an electronically digitized copy, as defined, of an official record of conviction is also admissible under this hearsay exception for the same purposes as the official record.
Who sponsors SB 378?
SB 378 is sponsored by Block.
What is the current status of SB 378?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 378?
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